5/ The team released open catalogs so any researcher can pick targets for follow-up with ground telescopes and ESA's upcoming PLATO mission. AI is no longer just assisting astronomers. It is becoming the primary discovery engine for mapping the galaxy's planetary architecture.
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RAVEN AI Pipeline Validates 118 Planets from TESS Mission Data
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3/ Enter RAVEN: an AI pipeline trained on hundreds of thousands of simulated planets and fake signals. It detects, vets, and confirms candidates in one go. Result: 118 validated planets, 31 brand new, and over 2,000 strong candidates from TESS mission data.
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AI Discovers 100+ Hidden Planets in NASA Star Data
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1/ Holy: Astronomers just pointed an AI at NASA data from 2.2 million stars. It found over 100 hidden planets, including worlds so extreme they shouldn't even exist according to current theory. I love it. Lets break it down and explain what it means :
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Retracted AI Education Paper Prompts Discussion of Meta-Analyses
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My surprise here seems warranted, this paper was retracted (There are other peer-reviewed meta-analyses of the impact of AI on education finding positive effects, like: https://
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Runway Academy Launches to Democratize AI Video Generation
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It used to take a miracle to bring an idea to life. Now all it needs is your point of view. Every possible film. Every possible ad. Every idea you could ever imagine, all just waiting for you to generate them with Runway.
— Runway (@runwayml) 4 mai 2026
Learn how with Runway Academy. Get started at the link… pic.twitter.com/RkGHTiObnLIt used to take a miracle to bring an idea to life. Now all it needs is your point of view. Every possible film. Every possible ad. Every idea you could ever imagine, all just waiting for you to generate them with Runway. Learn how with Runway Academy. Get started at the link
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Codex Remote Connections Feature Now Available in Alpha
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yep! we’ve got Remote Connections in Alpha: To enable them, set remote_connections = true in the [features] table in~/.codex/config.toml Kerb to hear your feedback on it
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Can $2 Trillion in AI Orders Justify $1 Trillion Spending?
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Will $2 trillion in AI orders really pay for $1 trillion in spending? If the $2 trillion backlog of orders actually materializes, then all this AI spending could be good idea. But you have to wonder about the enormous amounts pledged and the finances of the parties insisting
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GPT 5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.7 Performance Comparison Observed
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Last week I perceived GOT 5.5 as moving ahead of Claude Opus 4.7 but last 2 days GPT 5.5 seems to have dropped and Claude Opus 4.7 upped performance levels
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Skills Needed to Successfully Program with AI
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What skills do people need to successfully program with #AI?
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Students Build AI Financial Firm Using Low-Cost Mac Mini Cluster
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Un groupe d’étudiants chinois a acheté 7 Mac Mini sur eBay pour un total de 1 600 $, les a reliés via Ethernet pour former un seul système, puis a ouvert un cabinet financier basé sur l’IA directement dans leur chambre universitaire.
— Jouhatsu | AI Influence Operator (@Jouhatsu_ai) 4 mai 2026
Leur premier client payait un conseiller… https://t.co/rzr8T2VQ1X pic.twitter.com/TtVbtQVVLwUn groupe d’étudiants chinois a acheté 7 Mac Mini sur eBay pour un total de 1 600 $, les a reliés via Ethernet pour former un seul système, puis a ouvert un cabinet financier basé sur l’IA directement dans leur chambre universitaire. Leur premier client payait un conseiller